Holistic Path

• effective at grounding and protecting
• harmonises mind, body and spirit
• used during out-of-body journeying, protects the soul and grouds it back into the body
• strong yang element, balances the meridians, redressing yin imbalances
• dissolves negativity and prevents negative energies from entering aura, restoring peace and harmony
• beneficial for legal situations
• psychologically, hematite is strong, supports timid women, boosts self-esteem and survivability, enhance willpower and reliability, imparts confidence
• removes self-limitations, aids expansion
• useful for overcoming compulsions and addictions
• brings attention to unfulfilled desires that are driving life
• treats overeating, smoking, overindulgence
• come to terms with mistakes, accept them as learning experiences rather than disasters
• stimulates concentration and focus
• enhance memory and original thought
• brings mind's attention to basic survival needs and helps sort out problems of all kinds
• useful stone for study or mathematics and technical subjects
• physically, hematite has a powerful connection with blood, it restores, strengthens and regulates blood supply
• it can draw heat from the body

Healing

• aids circulatory problems and blood conditions (anaemia)
• supports kidneys in cleansing blood and it regenerates tissue
• stimulates absorption of iron and formation of red blood cells
• treats leg cramps, anxiety, insomnia and aids spinal alignment and fractures
• use as an elixir for fevers

Position

• base and top of spine to facilitate spinal manipulation
• hold/place as appropriate for healing/calming
• should not be used where inflammation is present or for long periods of time

• magnetic and has powerful positive-negative polarity


• This is an excellent stone for balancing polarities such as male-female; physical-spiritual; left brain-right brain, and many more.


• can be used as magnetic therapy, working with body's own biomagnetic field and meridians, and with that of the planet in earth healing


• acts as grounding stone


• when used by experienced healer, it realigns reverse and retroverted energy flows in the body


• will attract and repel, energize and sedate


• there are times when body tries too hard to heal itself, in which case a meridian is overenergised. if organ/meridian is overactive, magnetite will calm it with its negative charge. if it is sluggish, magnetite will activate it with positive charge


• extremely useful for sports injuries, relieves aches and pains in muscles


• temporarily aligns the chakras and the meridians of the subtle and etheric bodies


• connects the base and earth chakras to the nurturing energies of the earth, which sustains the life force and vitality in the physical body


• aids telepathy, meditation, visualisation


• provieds balanced perspective, trust in your own intuitions


• it is magnetic, attracts love, commitment, loyalty


• psychologically, alleviate negative emotions eg fear, anger, grief, overattachment, and bring in positive qualities eg tenacity, endurance


• points out how to remove yourself from detrimental situations and promotes objectivity


• balances intellect with the emotions to bring inner stability

Healing

• provides healing energy necessary for recovery


• beneficial for asthma, blood and circulatory system, skin, hair


• stimulates sluggish organs, sedates overactive ones


• anti-inflammatory, healing muscle strains and cramps


• useful for stopping nosebleed

Position

• place on back of neck and base of spine, or on aching joint


• put at end of bed to end night cramps

• most powerful healing and energy amplifier because of its unique helical spiral crystalline form


• absorbs, stores, releases and regulates energy and is excellent for unblocking it


• when acupuncture needles are coated in quartz, effects increased 10%


• as demonstrated by Kirlian camera, holding quartz crystal in hand doubles your biomagnetic field


• generates electromagnetism and dispels static electricity


• works at vibrational level attuned to the specific energy requirements of the person needing healing or undertaking spiritual work


• takes the energy to the most perfect state possible, going back to before the dis-ease set in


• cleanses and enhances the organs and subtle bodies, acts as a deep sould cleanser, connecting the physical dimension with the mind


• spiritually, raises energy to the highest possible level


• storing information like a natural computer, spiritual library waiting to be accessed


• ability to dissolve karmic seeds


• enhances psychic abilities, attunes you to your spiritual purpose


• used in meditation, filters out distractions


• most efficient receptor for programming


• mentally, aids concentration, unlocks memory

Healing

• master healer, can be used for any condition


• stimulates immune system, brings body into balance


• excellent for soothing burns


• harmonises all the chakras and aligns subtle bodies

• Symbol of purity and serenity


• signifies wisdom gathered in tranquility


• associated with Heart chakra, increases love and nurturing


• protective stone, keeps the wearer from harm and brings harmony


• attract good luck and friendship


• psychologically, stabilizes the personality and integrates mind with body


• promotes self-sufficiency


• mentally, releases negative thought and soothes the mind


• stimulates ideas and makes tasks seem less complex so that ehy can be acted upon immediately


• emotionally, a "dream stone", placed on forehead, it brings insightful dreams


• aids emotional release esp of irritability


• spiritually, encourages you to become who you really are, assists recognising yourself as a spiritual being on a human journey and awakens hidden knowledge


• phsyically, a cleansing stone, aiding body's filtration and elimination organs. it is the stone par excellence for the kidneys

Healing

• treats kidneys, supra-adrenal glands, removes toxins, rebinds cellular and skeletal systems, heals stitches


• assists fertility, childbirth


• works on hips and spleen


• balances the fluids within body, water-salt/acid-alkaline ratios

Position

• place or wear as appropriate


• Chinese believe that holding Jade transfers its virtues into the body

Aura

• Subtle biomagnetic sheath that surrounds the physical body, providing protective zone
• extends 18 inches to 3 feet from the body
• contains information about person's physical, mental, emotional and spiritual state of being

Chakra

• spinning vortex of subtle energy
• comes from sanskrit word "chakram" which means "wheel" because these centres appear to clairvoyant and yogis as whirling disks of light
• system of subtle energy channels and centres is the basis for the Meridians and energy points used in acupuncture, yoga and energy healing
• 8 main chakras located in a line aligned with the spine
• these centres connect the energy of the physical body with that of the subtle body
• when the chakras are functioning properly, the body's physical and subtle energies are in balance and harmony
• malfunctions can lead to physical, mental, emotional, spiritual disturbances
• chakras can be healed by interaction between the vibrations of the crystals and the energies of the body's biomagnetic or subtle energy

Electromagnetic Smog

• subtle but detectable electromagnetic field that can have adverse effect on sensitive people
• given off by electrical power lines, computers, cellphones, tv

Geopathic Stress

• created by subtle emanations and energy disturbances from underground water, powerlines, negative earth energy (ley lines)

Gridding

• placing of crystals around a building, person, room for protection or enhancement of energies

Grounding

• creating a sound connection between oneself and the Earth that allows excess and out-of-balance energies to flow from the body

Homeopathy

• system of healing, first practiced by Greek physician Hippcrates
• stimulates body's healing power by introducing minute, diluted amounts of a substance that can cause the symptoms of a particular illness or disease
• German doctor Samuel Hahnemann, modern founder of homeopathy

Inner Child

• part of the personality that remains childlike and innocent
• can be the repository of abuse/trauma and require healing

Kirlian Camera

• Russian invention, takes photographs of aura surrounding the body

Ley Lines

• subtle energy lines, straight or spiral, that connect ancient sites or prominent points in the landscape

Meridian

• in Chinese medicine, a subtle energy channel that runs close to the surface of the skin and contains acupressure points

Miasm

• subtle imprint of an infectious dis-ease from the past, such as TB or syphilis, that has been passed down through a family or place

Negative Emotional Programming

• "oughts" and "shoulds"along with guilt that are instilled in childhood or past life and remain in the subconsious to influence present behaviour
• they sabotage efforts to evolve unless released or reprogrammed

Pranic Energy

• energy that permeates everything
• particularly useful in healing work as it revitalises and reenergises
• from Sanskrit word "prana", meaning "breath"

Psychic Attack

• direction of malevolent thoughts/feelings toward another person, whether consciously or unconsciously
• can create illness/disruption in that person's life

Psychic Vampirism

• ability to draw or "feed off" the energy of others

Qi

• life force that energises the physical and subtle bodies

Radionics

• method of diagnosis and treatment at a distance, using specially designed instruments
• based on premise that all dis-ease is a distortion of the electromagnetic field surrounding the body

Reframing

• Returning to see a past event in a different light so that the situation it is creating in the present life can be healed

Reiki

• natural, hands-on healing technique that feels like a flow of high frequency of energy transmitted to the patient through the hands of the practitioner.
• comes from "rei" meaning "a supernatural force/spiritual intelligence" and "ki" meaning "qi"

Scrying

• discerning images in a crystal that reveal the future or the secrets of the past/present

Sick-building syndrome

• symptoms including headaches, dizziness, nausea, chest problems, general fatigue
• associated with buildings with actual air pollution, inadquate ventilation, negative environmental energies

Smudging

• purification used by Native Americans
• for preparation of oneself and one's sacred place for spiritual practice
• involves wafting about the smoke of slowburning herbs

Attributes

• highly protective, esp on psychic level


• helps discern when outside influences are at work within yourself, shuts off psychic manipulation and undue mental influence
• cleanses and stabilises the aura
• extremely effective against computer and electromagnetic stress
• appropriately positioned, it blocks geopathic stress
• used in healing, draws off negative enrgies and stress
• cleanses, purifies, dispels, reorganises anything within the body that is not in perfect order
• best crystal to use to overcome any form of disorganization
• grounds and integrates spiritual energies
• promotes unbiased impartiality and heightens intuitive powers, makes you more aware of higher spiritual realities and can quicken spiritual awakening
• progress on many levels, incorporating structure into daily life, overcome chaos, reorganize the physical, emotional and mental bodies
• psychologically, dissolves fixed patterns of behaviour and gentrly opens the door to the subconscious, bringing suppressed feelings to the surface for resolution
• increases self-confidence and dexterity
• improves physical and mental coordination and counteracts mental disorders
• dissolving fixed ideas, helps to move beyond narrow-mindedness to the bigger picture
• dissolves illusions and reveals the truth, helpful when you need to act impartially and objectively
• excellent learning aid - organizes and processes information, linking what is already known into what is being learned, increases concentration, helps absorb new information and promotes quick thinking
• emotionally, has stabilizing effect, helps understand the effect of the mind and emotions on the body
• in relationships, teaches the importance of balance
• physically, assists balance and coordination

Healing

• powerful healing tool, dealing with infections and disorders
• benefits teeth, cells, bones, repair DNA damage
• powerful against viruses, esp as an elixir
• regenerates the skin and mucus membranes, particularly respiratory tract, heals ulcer, wounds
• beneficial for colds, flu, sinusitis
• dissolving adhesions and mobilizing joints, alleviates arthritiis, rheumatism, spinal injuries
• stroked across the body towards the heart provides pain relief
• ameliorates the discomfort of shingles and other nerve related pain, heals the skin, removing blemishes and wrinkles

Position

• wear at earlobes or place in environment
• position as appropriate for healing
• draws off negative energy and stress and need cleansing after each application
• place on computer or between yourself and source of electromagnetic smog (subtle electromagnetic field that can have adverse effect on sensitive people, eg electrical power lines, computers, cell phones, tv)

• extremely powerful and protective stone with high spiritual vibration


• guards against psychic attacks, transmuting the energy into love


• natural tranquiliser, blocks geopathic stress (created by subtle emanations from underground water, power lines, negative earth energy lines) and negative environment energies.


• serenity enhances higher states of consciousness and meditation


• strong healing and cleansing powers, enhances spiritual awareness


• traditionally worn to prevent drunkenness, sobering effect on overindulgence and physical passions, supporting sobriety, overcomes addictions and blockages of all kinds


• beneficial to mind, calming or stimulating


• when you meditate, it runs thoughts away from the mundane into tranquility and deeper understanding


• mentally helps you feel less scattered, more focused, in control of your faculties


• enhances assimilation of new ideas and connects cause with effect


• facilitates decision making process, bringing common sense and spiritual insights and putting decisions and insights into practice


• mentally, calms and synthesises, aids transmission of neural signals through the brain


• helpful where insomnia caused by overactive mind, protects from recurrent nightmares


• enhances memory, improves motivation, set realistic goals


• remember and understand dreams, facilitates visualisation process


• balances highs and lows, promotes emotional centering


• dispels anger, rage, fear, anxiety


• alleviate sadness and grief, supports coming to terms with loss


• one of the most spiritual stones, promoting love of the divine, giving insights into its true nature, encourage selflessness and spiritual wisdom


• opens intuition and enhances psychic gifts


• excellent stone for mediation and scrying (discerning images in crystal that reveal future or secrets of past/present), can be placed on third eye to stimulate it


• sleeping with amethyst faciliates out-of-body experience, brings intuitive dreams

Healing

• boosts production of hormones, tunes endocrine system and metabolism


• strengthens cleansing and eliminating organs and immune system


• excellent cleanser for the blood


• relieves physical, emotional and psychological pain or stress, blocks geopathic stress


• eases headaches, releases tension


• reduces bruising, injuries, swellings, treats hearing disorders


• heals diseases of lungs, respiratory tract, skin conditions, cellular disorders, disease of digestive tract


• beneficial for intestines, regulating flora, removing parasites, encouraging reabsorption of water


• treats insomnia, brings restful sleep


• balances and connects they physical, mental and emotional bodies, linking them to spiritual


• cleanses aura, transmutes negative energy, stimulates throat and crown chakras

• tranquil and sustaining stone


• promotes level headedness, encouraging clarity of thought and a neutral, cool attitude during turbulence. It can be used to decrease nervousness and irritability.


• helps meditation and communication


• within home, draws off negative energies


• help accept with serenity situations that are constantly changing, invoking greater inner strength


• beneficial to relationships that have become rocky, stabilizing and healing both home and personal interaction


• calms, cleanses, reenergizes all the chakras and aligns them with the divine


• at solar plexus chakra, draws out negative emotions such as guilt and reverses destructive emotional programming


• at heart chakra, heals heartache and increases capacity to love


• at throat, improves communication but helps discern when to keep silent


• at third eye, opens psychic vision


• psychologically, encourages self-awareness and inner balance


• imparts confidence and sensitivity


• enhances personal power and inspires creativity


• overcoming phobias, draws out negativity and supplies motivation


• mentally, reduces mental tension and helps keep a cool head


• promotes truth telling and impartiality


• emotionally, alleviates guilt and brings joy


• flexibility, self-forgiveness

Healing

• treats arthritis, bone disease, muscle spasms, digestive tract, ulcers, blood disorders, lung problems


• detox liver, kidneys, intestines


• reoxygenates blood and cellular structure of lungs, giving greater lung and breathing capacity


• regenerates pancreas, regulates insulin, balances blood


• strengthens muscles, alleviates cramps


• cooling action, it heals infections, esp in throat and tonsils, lowers blood pressure, soothes burns


• relieves arthritic pain, strengthens the thyroid and beneficial to metabolism


• excellent for women, treats PMS, menstrual cramps


• on a subtle level, dissolves miasms

In my experience chrysocolla is one of the gentlest of stones. It's not a high-energy stone like quartz, rutilated quartz, or smoky quartz, and. unlike obsidian, malachite, and lapis, it doesn't bring buried emotions to the surface. Its role is to soothe and calm.Its color alone is soothing, a deep blue-green which might remind one of a secluded mountain meadow or the bottom of the sea. It is primarily a fifth (throat) chakra stone, but it can also be used for the heart or solar plexus.

As a solar plexus stone, it helps to ease fear, anxiety, and guilt. In a chakra balancing layout it can be effectively combined with rhodochrosite. Rhodochrosite helps to relax the diaphragm so that full, deep breathing is possible; then chrysocolla helps to release the emotions which accumulate in the solar plexus.

As a heart stone, it is somewhat comparable to rose quartz; however, I have found that it releases emotions far more gently.As a throat stone, it is believed to stimulate not only creativity, but confidence in creative expression by calming and releasing fear.Because of its soothing qualities, chrysocolla is considered by some crystal practitioners to be a feminine lunar stone, with the energies of those goddesses, such as Kwan Yin, who are viewed as comforters. It helps to draw out the characteristics associated with nurturing goddess figures: patience, compassion, forgiveness and tolerance (both for others and for oneself).

Some people have said that chrysocolla looks like the earth as seen from space. This, in combination with its Goddess-like qualities, makes this is a natural stone to use in meditating for world peace. Hold this very special piece of the earth in your hand, and visualize the peace and calm which emanate from it spreading until it circles the globe.So may it be.